diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 06437ac1ba..15445410a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: 'sbt'
       - name: Publish ${{ github.ref }}